Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 43
ON HOUSE. leghorns, green veils, and old calashes that could be gatheredfrom the nursery-closet bandboxes, while wide lace collars andstiff little jiggers, made to fill out the mutton-legged sleeves ofour grandmothers dresses, were freely brought into requisition.Enormous silk bags, and mothers… … Old Buff, the family horse (A. Auton), was now led out fromthe nursery-closet stable, where he had been browsing among themedicines and eating his provender of pounded soda-cracker, andsour sorrel pulled from the upper garden. He neighed, andwhinnied, and stamped his feet on the childrens toes,…
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